Principia Mathematica Centenary

On the occasion of the centenary of the publication of the first volume of Principia Mathematica, this article aims to shed some light on Whitehead’s philosophy of mathematics, to differentiate Whitehead’s version of logicism Russell’s, and to show the unity of Whitehead’s thought. These aims rely W...

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Published in:Process studies
Main Author: Desmet, Ronny (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Illinois Press 2010
In: Process studies
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Summary:On the occasion of the centenary of the publication of the first volume of Principia Mathematica, this article aims to shed some light on Whitehead’s philosophy of mathematics, to differentiate Whitehead’s version of logicism Russell’s, and to show the unity of Whitehead’s thought. These aims rely Whitehead’s basic insight that mathematics is the study of pattern.
ISSN:2154-3682
Contains:Enthalten in: Process studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/44799051